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Doors of truce with Saudi Arabia will not remain open forever, warns Yemen

Saturday, 09 July 2022 5:48 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 09 July 2022 6:10 PM ]

Eleven civilians were killed by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes In Yemen after a deadly UAE attack on two houses in January 2022. (File photo by AFP)

The doors of truce between Yemen and Saudi Arabia will not remain open forever, warns the head of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, as Sana’a accuses the Riyadh-led military coalition of continuously violating a UN-brokered ceasefire that went into force three months ago.

Mahdi al-Mashat said in remarks on Friday that the “enemy’s exploitation of the truce” to extend its siege against the Yemeni people is “unacceptable,” the Lebanese al-Mayadeen news network reported.

“The doors of the truce will not remain open,” he said after making clear that “our Yemeni people will not accept [the violations] under any circumstances.”

According to Mashat, the constant violations of the truce by the Saudi-led war coalition and its mercenaries have put the armistice at a crossroads.

He then warned that the issue may lead to a return to military operations.

“Our acceptance of the truce and its extension is to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people and is with the aim of reaching a comprehensive solution that ends the aggression and lifts the siege completely,” he stated.

Saudi-led coalition plundering Yemeni crude oil, depositing revenues in Saudi National Bank: YPC spokesman

A spokesman for the Yemen Petroleum Company says the Saudi-led coalition is plundering Yemeni crude oil, and depositing earned revenues in a Saudi National Bank account in Riyadh.

“The correct basis for any future peace process is to stop the aggression and lift the siege on Yemen, starting with the complete and immediate opening of Sana’a International Airport and the port of al-Hudaydah and disbursing employee salaries from oil and gas revenues,” the Yemeni official added.

The UN has described the situation in Yemen as the world’s “worst humanitarian crisis,” caused by seven years of war and a tight siege launched by Riyadh and its regional allies against the poor Middle Eastern country.

Since the beginning of the war, the Saudi-led coalition has repeatedly prevented the delivery of much-needed humanitarian aid and fuel to Yemeni ports.

In recent months, the coalition has continued to impound Yemeni fuel tankers despite the UN-brokered ceasefire intended to end the Saudi-led war and blockade.

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